diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2a2aaa4..dd23fa4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,29 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Verify version match
+      - name: Sync module.json version from tag
         run: |
-          TAG_VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
-          MODULE_VERSION=$(grep '"version"' src/module.json | head -1 | sed 's/.*"version"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
-          if [ "$TAG_VERSION" != "$MODULE_VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: Tag version ($TAG_VERSION) does not match module.json version ($MODULE_VERSION)"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "Version check passed: $TAG_VERSION"
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          # Write the tag version into every module.json the build / Module
+          # Store might read so the tag is the single source of truth.
+          # Previously this workflow only *verified* src/module.json matched
+          # the tag; the build then copied the *root* module.json into the
+          # tarball, which could (and did) lag behind src/module.json and
+          # cause the Module Store to advertise the update forever.
+          python3 - "$VERSION" <<'PYEOF'
+          import json, sys, pathlib
+          version = sys.argv[1]
+          for p in ("module.json", "src/module.json"):
+              path = pathlib.Path(p)
+              if not path.exists():
+                  continue
+              data = json.loads(path.read_text())
+              data["version"] = version
+              # Preserve the indent style each file already uses.
+              indent = 4 if p == "module.json" else 4
+              path.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=indent) + "\n")
+              print(f"  {p}: version -> {version}")
+          PYEOF
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -54,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Commit release.json
+      - name: Commit release.json + module.json sync
         run: |
           VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
           BRANCH=$(git remote show origin | sed -n '/HEAD branch/s/.*: //p')
@@ -62,12 +76,30 @@ jobs:
           git checkout -f "$BRANCH"
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          # Apply the same module.json sync to the default branch so the
+          # tree stays consistent with what was tagged (and so the next
+          # author bumping versions starts from the right place).
+          python3 - "$VERSION" <<'PYEOF'
+          import json, sys, pathlib
+          version = sys.argv[1]
+          for p in ("module.json", "src/module.json"):
+              path = pathlib.Path(p)
+              if not path.exists():
+                  continue
+              data = json.loads(path.read_text())
+              data["version"] = version
+              path.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=4) + "\n")
+          PYEOF
           cat > release.json << EOF
           {
             "version": "${VERSION}",
             "download_url": "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/dissolver-module.tar.gz"
           }
           EOF
-          git add release.json
-          git commit -m "ci: update release.json for ${{ github.ref_name }}" || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git push origin "$BRANCH"
+          git add release.json module.json src/module.json
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "No changes to commit"
+          else
+            git commit -m "ci: sync release.json + module.json for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            git push origin "$BRANCH"
+          fi
diff --git a/module.json b/module.json
index aa15718..f171f4e 100644
--- a/module.json
+++ b/module.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "id": "dissolver",
     "name": "Dissolver",
     "abbrev": "DSLVR",
-    "version": "0.2.2",
+    "version": "0.2.3",
     "description": "Spectral smearing pad generator — kills transients, preserves harmonic content, blends temporality into evolving pads.",
     "author": "fillioning",
     "dsp": "dissolver.so",